- 03:24 AM
- 11/22/09
I've been a (semi)regular member and reader of this site since I was 15, and compared to many other forum-style sites I'd been a member of in the years before and after that, SpoFi is remarkably clean. If a kid has internet access, they're going to be exposed to inappropriate language in some way or another, and honestly, seeing it in a well-moderated setting such as this one would probably be good for them. I've always been really impressed by how mature discussions on this site (usually) are, and it's why I continue to be a member here four years later and try to be active.
That's my two cents on it.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:57 PM on November 05
I do tend to talk sports a lot on my Twitter, which annoys the piss out of many of my friends, but could come in handy in this sort of forum.
posted by boredom_08 at 05:23 AM on October 30
i'm late as well, which locks up the Costanza for me. Also for funsies:
Phils in 6, Cliff Lee, over, 3:27.
posted by boredom_08 at 02:28 AM on October 30
10 more points and i might get off the bottom. Need a good week.
posted by boredom_08 at 05:20 PM on October 28
Well, the DSs were a spectacular failure for me. cool. here goes round 2.
Dodgers in 7
Angels in 7
Broxton, Fuentes (yes, I know I'm picking the relief)
AL +3
posted by boredom_08 at 02:53 AM on October 14
oh, GREAT start to my picks. all three of the teams i picked lose. and my Cardinals can't sweep now.
posted by boredom_08 at 02:22 AM on October 08
Rockies in 4
Twins in 5
Cardinals in 3
Red Sox in 4
Pujols
NL +6
Yay, postseason baseball. I am excited.
posted by boredom_08 at 02:12 PM on October 07
damn, missed the entry. ah well, disadvantage me. well matched game, looks like.
posted by boredom_08 at 07:47 PM on October 06
whee, second-last. this is what i get for not changing my team at all very much.
posted by boredom_08 at 01:37 PM on September 15
Boredom's Bollocks is in.
posted by boredom_08 at 01:29 AM on August 26
I dig the idea.
posted by boredom_08 at 07:55 PM on August 23
ooh, David N is me. Thought I noted that somewhere, but obviously not. much as i'd like to not claim 19th, Raspberries FC is indeed the one.
posted by boredom_08 at 12:53 AM on August 19
I'm in for this year, this will be interesting.
posted by boredom_08 at 01:16 PM on July 22
I don't know who the usual suspects are or aren't, but the only podcast I listen to on a regular basis is the Guardian's Football Weekly. Always good if you're interested in European football news. Doesn't run during June and July, more's the pity.
posted by boredom_08 at 11:20 AM on July 12
Wish I could watch it live, but I'm having enough trouble setting up the internet connection at my workplace. Hoping Barca wins, I can't make myself cheer for United.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:50 PM on May 27
Regardless of 86 being kind of drunk, I think they have the right of it. Because of the phrase in the second tiebreaker that says "have not played an equal number of home games", I would think that it would indeed be defunct, because the one game played would not be counted, due to that rule. The only thing that confuses me is the last part of that rule, "not including any "odd" games". By "odd", it means that in a three-way tie, each club must have had an equal number of home and away games against each of the other clubs, possibly?
I haven't the foggiest. Situations like this are just interesting to me.
posted by boredom_08 at 09:18 AM on April 08
Wow, sweetness. That's more than a little unexpected.
posted by boredom_08 at 12:11 PM on March 24
I think I'm in the irc room. Don't have an account for Campfire, so can't do that.
posted by boredom_08 at 02:10 PM on March 19
And I'm now much better informed. My thanks to you all. Bo's ideas about fantasy stuff and member of the week sorts of things sound like they could be good, if they're feasible.
posted by boredom_08 at 11:24 PM on March 07
I guess I may not be the expert on this, as I've not been here the whole time, but it seems like with the amount of crossover between here and MetaFilter, and the fact that the site began from MeFi, it might merit a link in that crossbar. Don't completely get on me if I'm wrong about this, it's just what I've observed, and a thought I had.
posted by boredom_08 at 12:31 AM on March 04
I'm in. Should be a grand old time.
posted by boredom_08 at 12:15 AM on March 03
I just got cjets's today. Sweet deal.
posted by boredom_08 at 09:25 PM on March 01
I got YYM's yesterday, and it has been a great delight to listen to so far. Mine got in the mail this past Saturday, so Bo, cjets, and YYM may be finding it soon.
posted by boredom_08 at 09:21 AM on February 24
Bo, I also got your CDs yesterday. However, I can't comment on how they are yet, as I left them at home on accident while going out of town for the weekend. Mine are on track to leave early next week, as the post office isn't open again until Monday and I still need to purchase more CDs.
and cjets, I am rather pumped to get your mix. My roommate will now not be able to give me crap for not having "Stairway to Heaven" on my computer anymore. YYM, yours looks quite fun as well.
@owlhouse: oh come now, not all of us young'uns like the emo music.
posted by boredom_08 at 09:41 PM on February 14
Another thing I noticed today is that some characters appear fine while typing and in the preview box, but simply disappear once actually posted. And if one goes into the edit box after this happens, the character's just gone. My example for this was an e with an accent mark on it.
posted by boredom_08 at 11:53 PM on February 11
Disc 3: Some Songs with "You" In The Title (1) God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - Mannheim Steamroller (2) Carmina Burana, O Fortuna - Eugene Ormandy with the Philadelphia Orchestra (Carl Orff) (3) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 - 3rd mvt. - Herbert Van Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic (Johannes Brahms) (4) Knights of Cydonia - Muse (5) Mambo Swing - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (6) Beyond Measure - Jeremy Camp (7) James Bond Theme [from Dr. No] - John Barry (8) Brothers Sing On - University of Northern Iowa Varsity Men's Glee Club (9) Paint It, Black - the Rolling Stones (10) Fix You - Coldplay (11) Bridges - Lifehouse (12) With a lily in your hand - Ronald Staheli with the Brigham Young University Singers (Eric Whitacre) (13) Only Human - Jason Mraz (14) You - Kutless (15) I Mean You - John F. Kennedy High School Jazz Band I (Thelonius Monk) (16) Rocky Point Holiday - Ron Nelson (17) Duel of the Fates - John Williams (from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace)
posted by boredom_08 at 10:26 PM on February 11
Disc 2: Gamer's Delight (1) Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega (2) Resurrect Me - Jon Foreman (3) Midna's Desperate Hour - Koji Kondo (from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) (4) Darkness of the Unknown - Yoko Shimomura (from Kingdom Hearts II) (5) Canto Alla Vita - Josh Groban (6) Little of Your Time - Maroon 5 (7) The Incredits - Michael Giacchino (from the Incredibles) (8) Opening Movie - Hitoshi Sakimoto (from Final Fantasy XII) (9) Summoned Beast Battle - Nobuo Uematsu (from Final Fantasy X) (10) Possibilities - Sanctus Real (11) My Console - Eiffel 65 (12) None of Us Are Free - Solomon Burke (13) Trying to Be the Sun - Salvador (14) Juan Pachanga - Orquesta de Jazz y Salsa Alto Maiz (15) Tank! - The Seatbelts (from Cowboy Bebop) (16) 3:42 AM (Writer's Block) - MercyMe (17) Comatose - Skillet
posted by boredom_08 at 10:19 PM on February 11
Ah, the Lonely Island is delightful. Good choice there.
posted by boredom_08 at 04:19 PM on February 11
Disc 1: Rock, Alternative, and Pokemon? (1) Put Your Lights On - Santana (2) Desecration Smile - Red Hot Chili Peppers (3) Can She Excuse My Wrongs - Sting (4) Ain't No Reason - Brett Dennen (5) Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song) - Incubus (6) Out of Control - Hoobastank (7) Thunderstruck - AC/DC (8) Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine (9) Mt. Pyre Outer Wall - Go Ichinose (from the soundtrack of Pokmon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) (10) Wheel of Fortune - Hans Zimmer (from the soundtrack of Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest) (11) Smellin' Coffee - Chris Rice (12) Anthem of Our Dying Day - Story of the Year (13) Lonely Nation - Switchfoot (14) I'll Make a Man Out of You - Chorus - Mulan and Donny Osmond (from the soundtrack of Mulan) (15) Come What May - Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor (from the soundtrack of Moulin Rouge) (16) Inertia Creeps - Massive Attack (17) I Could Not Ask for More - Edwin McCain discs 2 and 3 will be posted later today, off to class for now.
posted by boredom_08 at 04:09 PM on February 11
Just completed my list, looks like it'll end up a 3-CD set. I'll include a letter with a tracklist, and I need to go buy more CD-Rs, as I'm actually running out. It might not get on the road by the weekend, but I will do my utmost.
After putting my list together, I realize how ridiculously odd my taste in music is. I'll probably put it up on here as well as including it in the letter.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:15 PM on February 11
There's a playlist in my iTunes that will start accumulating the most random stuff I can possibly come up with. I've got a different bit of stuff, so we'll see what you gentlemen think. Mine should be in the mail end of next week, assuming I don't have a gigantic paper I've forgotten about.
posted by boredom_08 at 01:18 PM on January 28
That locker room thread is the one I was looking for, thanks much, rcade. An idea about the feeds: perhaps the "rss feed" link could go to a page with links to each feed: main page, locker room, and column. That can be my two cents.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:09 AM on January 22
Speaking of things popping up in people's RSS feeds, is there a feed for the Locker Room that I just haven't been able to find? I'm RSS-deficient.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:00 PM on January 21
Another minor note on the auto-login. When I jump directly to a post page (ie from the feed on my iGoogle), I am not logged in, but if I go to the homepage first, I am logged in. This also works going from the post page to the home page, I'm not logged in on the post, but as soon as I go to the home page, I am.
And if it matters: Mac OS X ver. 10.5.6, running Firefox 3.0.5.
posted by boredom_08 at 01:20 PM on January 15
Apparently I actually joined the site 6,152 years in the future. I should know pretty much everything.
posted by boredom_08 at 10:39 AM on January 09
correction: In the edit screen under "customize", text is properly spaced, ie. returns between paragraphs. However, when viewing my profile, those don't appear. Minor problem. The datestamps appear to be the only big thing.
posted by boredom_08 at 10:36 AM on January 09
not only January 9, but January 9, 3388. Are we working the time-travel machine here?
I kid. Time travel's a fine thing. The updates look great, I just popped on for a second this morning and was pleasantly surprised. And the customize option works like a charm, so that's checked, far as I can tell.
posted by boredom_08 at 10:33 AM on January 09
I'll give this thing a whirl. Just dropped you the e-mail, Bo.
posted by boredom_08 at 12:47 PM on January 06
my faves run like this:
Cardinals (the MLB type, not the NFL type) - make a move this offseason for something. pretty please. starting pitching would be nice. Lightning (NHL) - try not to finish last in the league, you're really not THAT bad of a team. Spurs FC - win the Carling Cup, and pick up a couple of wins to get out of the relegation stew. Ravens - win a game in the playoffs.
hope all of your years are beginning well!
posted by boredom_08 at 06:05 PM on January 01
I'm also in. It's waffle time.
posted by boredom_08 at 05:58 PM on January 01
Happy Thanksgiving to all as well. I'm certainly thankful for this site, it's a great place.
posted by boredom_08 at 10:05 PM on November 27
Ah, but YYM edged you on the tiebreak, Howard, if it really comes down to it.
And I will definitely take my t-6, as it may be the first time i've remembered to continue posting picks the whole way thru a SpoFi pick'em event.
posted by boredom_08 at 01:09 PM on November 03
Sweet deal. It really looks good so far, rcade. Your work on this is awesome.
posted by boredom_08 at 12:03 PM on October 28
and by "dead", I mean simply link back to the home page, thru one or two redirects in most cases that I could see.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:06 AM on October 28
Ah, no worries. What's a couple of digits between acquaintances, anyway? All is well.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:58 PM on October 21
Rays in 5 Upton. base hits. .435 (10 for 23)
and a minor quibble, Doc. It's boredom underscore zero eight, not eight eight. just to clarify.
posted by boredom_08 at 02:23 AM on October 21
I'll be at a (-n American) football game and hopefully will be back to my dorm in time to catch the end and/or highlights on Classic.
posted by boredom_08 at 12:23 PM on October 09
Phillies in 7 Rays in 6 Kuroda, Sonnanstine AL +3
posted by boredom_08 at 11:27 PM on October 07
Looks good in Safari, rcade. You rock.
posted by boredom_08 at 02:15 AM on October 05
Right now, my Cardinals fan inability to pick the Cubs to win anything feels pretty good.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:28 AM on October 03
Brewers in 4 Dodgers in 5 Angels in 5 Rays in 4
Vlad Guerrero AL +6
posted by boredom_08 at 09:03 AM on October 01
dammit all, it's true, Bo.
posted by boredom_08 at 12:15 AM on October 01
The Minnesota Twins by 2. Denard Span scores the winner.
posted by boredom_08 at 11:45 PM on September 29
The only sports related game I own is Tiger Woods 08, which is indeed quite good. The Wiimote design actually makes sense for golf.
If you ever need much else gaming-related, that's an area of expertise of mine. I just don't do sports games much.
posted by boredom_08 at 04:09 AM on September 27
I am in as well, although I've never done the whole fantasy thing before. Should be fun.
posted by boredom_08 at 09:24 PM on September 16
I'll join you as well, assuming I'm near a computer Sundays.
posted by boredom_08 at 04:14 PM on September 08
and by sight, I mean site. wow, it must be 2:07am.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:08 AM on September 08
MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, Final Standings
I'll carry the Costanza with pride. I seemed to have a stunning ability to pick every single pick incorrectly this postseason. Wow.